API Engineer
Summary
Designs, builds, and maintains secure, scalable APIs to connect systems and services, ensuring reliable data flow and developer-friendly interfaces.
API Engineer
Job Title: API Engineer
Location: Remote, USA
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience Required: 3 to 6 years
Eligibility: Male/Female both can apply
Role Description
We are looking for an API Engineer to design, build, maintain, and optimize secure and scalable APIs that connect products, services, and enterprise systems. In this role, you will help define how applications communicate, how data flows between platforms, and how backend services are exposed in a reliable and developer-friendly way. You will work closely with backend engineers, integration teams, product stakeholders, and architects to ensure that APIs are consistent, well-documented, and aligned with broader system design principles. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys clean technical design, system connectivity, and building reusable foundations that support multiple digital products.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop internal and external APIs
- Improve API performance, security, and reliability
- Define standards for versioning, authentication, and error handling
- Collaborate with engineering teams on service integration
- Troubleshoot API failures and connectivity issues
- Maintain API documentation and technical standards
- Support testing and deployment of API changes
Required Skills
- API development
- REST or GraphQL awareness
- Authentication concepts
- Backend integration
- Troubleshooting
- Documentation
- Performance optimization
- Collaboration